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        Welcome to Berkeley DB (DB).  This document introduces 
            
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		to provide you with an efficient mechanism
        with which you can evaluate DB against your project's technical requirements. As such, this document is
        intended for <span>Java</span>
         
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myDbConfig.setAllowCreate(true);</pre>
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import com.sleepycat.db.DatabaseConfig;

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DatabaseConfig myDbConfig = new DatabaseConfig();
myDbConfig.setAllowCreate(true);
<strong class="userinput"><code>Database myDb = new Database("mydb.db", null, myDbConfig);</code></strong> </pre>
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_txn/JAVA/index.html" target="_top">
                         Getting Started with Transaction Processing for Java
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                        <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/gsg_db_rep/JAVA/index.html" target="_top">
                                Berkeley DB Getting Started with Replicated Applications for Java
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/programmer_reference/index.html" target="_top">
                        Berkeley DB Programmer's Reference Guide
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/java/index.html" target="_top">
                        Berkeley DB Javadoc
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                    <a class="ulink" href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/documentation/berkeley-db/db/collections/tutorial/index.html" target="_top">
                            Berkeley DB Collections Tutorial
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